To commemorate Day Without Art, the Galleries will once again partner with Davidson College Arts & Creative Engagement, the Center for Student Health & Well-Being, and the Biology Department for a screening of six videos newly commissioned by Visual AIDS NY. This year’s program, “Everyone I Know Is Sick,” will premier at over 100 arts organizations and museums across the country, and consists of six videos featuring connections between HIV and other forms of illness and disability. Inspired by a statement from Cyrée Jarelle Johnson in the book Black Futures, “Everyone I Know Is Sick” examines how our society excludes disabled and sick people by upholding a false dichotomy of health and sickness. Inviting us to understand disability as a common experience rather than an exception to the norm, the program highlights a range of experiences spanning HIV, COVID, mental health, and aging. The commissioned artists foreground the knowledge and expertise of disabled and sick people in a world still grappling with multiple ongoing pandemics. Featured artists: Dorothy Cheung (Hong Kong), Hiura Fernandes & Lili Nascimento (Brazil), Beau Gomez (Canada/Philippines), Dolissa Medina & Ananias P. Soria (USA), Vasilios Papapitsios (USA), Kurt Weston (USA). 

Additionally, as a memorial to lives lost to AIDS, sculptures on campus will be shrouded on December 1 to create a visual reminder of the art and creativity lost to the world due to the AIDS epidemic.

Join the Art Galleries, Davidson College Arts & Creative Engagement, the Center for Student Health & Well-Being, and the Biology Department for this program along with refreshments and an art-making activity.

Rain location: Lilly Gallery